02-02-2018, 03:34 PM
hilodiver - excellent points regarding Mauna Kea. There have been several accidents in recent years due to brake failure on the way down. The dirt road above Hale Pohaku is supposed to be 4WD-only but has never been enforced. There has been some stricter enforcement recently, but unlike national park rangers, the MK rangers still have no enforcement powers. Incidentally, they are employed by the Office of Mauna Kea Management, which is a body set up by UH. In any case, ensuring a vehicle is 4WD is not simple, and then it doesn't mean people will actually use 4WD even if their vehicle has it.
As for Kalakoa's point about cultural practitioners, I don't see the relevance as there's nothing in the bill about that. If passed in its current form, they would have to use a 4WD vehicle like everyone else.
As for Kalakoa's point about cultural practitioners, I don't see the relevance as there's nothing in the bill about that. If passed in its current form, they would have to use a 4WD vehicle like everyone else.